The Spartans
the world of the warrior-heroes of ancient Greece, from utopia to crisis and collapse
1st Vintage Books ed.
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Word Count
76,500 words, Guess
Page Count
306 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivespartansworldofw0000cart
- Internet Archivespartansworldofw0000cart_g6l2
- ISBN-101400078857
- ISBN-139781400078851
- Goodreads89287
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- LibraryThing185199
- Library of Congress Control Number2004049331
- OCLC Control Number54913457
- Better World Books9781400078851
- Open LibraryOL3305636M
Classifications
- DDC938/.9
- LCCDF261.S8 C379 2004
- LCCDF261.S8C379 2004
Description
Traces the history of the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, describes its distinctive military society and the unusual freedom of Spartan women, and discusses the influence which its culture has had on later civilizations.
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